"Handling an original Balenciaga garment changed how I think about design. That experience
simply isn't possible without donors who support the Texas Fashion Collection." —
TFC Intern
About the TFC Giving Societies
A singular collection with two giving societies — corporate or individual. The Texas
Fashion Collection is an accessible world-class repository of high fashion, which
is ensured through support from our benefactors. Texas Fashion Collection's giving
societies honor and thank our donors for their instrumental contributions and direct
resources towards mission-driven activities, including preservation, digitization,
public and academic programming and research.
Every garment tells a story. Every donation helps preserve it.
The Texas Fashion Collection is one of the nation's premier collections of historic
fashion, preserving extraordinary garments and accessories that inspire research,
teaching and exhibitions. Your generosity ensures these irreplaceable objects remain
accessible for future generations of students, scholars, designers and the public.
When you join a Texas Fashion Collection Giving Society, you become part of a community
committed to preserving fashion history, expanding knowledge and creating new opportunities
for discovery. Your support directly advances conservation, research, digitization,
exhibitions and educational programming that connect people with the stories woven
into every object.
Fashioning Opportunities
Behind every gown, jacket, pair of shoes, and accessory is a story of creativity,
craftsmanship and culture. The Texas Fashion Collection preserves these stories so
they can continue to educate and inspire.
Students examine original garments to understand design and construction. Scholars
uncover new insights into fashion history. Museum visitors experience objects they
might otherwise never encounter. Designers find inspiration for the future by studying
the past.
Your gift makes each of these experiences possible.
Every gift has an immediate impact. Your support helps the Texas Fashion Collection:
- Help more than 4,000 students, researchers and visitors each year through lectures,
tours and research appointments.
- Preserve newly donated garments so they remain available for generations.
- Respond quickly when historically significant fashion becomes available for acquisition.
- Bring exhibitions to the public that connect fashion with today's cultural conversations.
- Expand worldwide access through digitization and the UNT Digital Libraries.
- Train the next generation of museum professionals through internships and hands-on
collections experience.
Become Part of the Collection's Story
The garments preserved by the Texas Fashion Collection survived because someone recognized
their value. Today, the future of the collection depends on people who believe these
stories deserve to be preserved, studied and shared.
Whether your gift supports conservation, acquisitions, student learning or public
access, your generosity helps ensure that fashion history remains a living resource
for generations to come.
Join a Texas Fashion Collection Giving Society today for your corporation or as an
individual and help preserve the past while inspiring the future.
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Questions?
Annette Becker, Ph.D., Director and Curator, Texas Fashion Collection College of Visual
Arts and Design
Please contact Annette Becker, Annette.Becker@unt.edu, 940-565-2732, or email cvad.Giving@unt.edu.
Image Description: Evening ensemble consisting of a gold brocade evening gown trimmed in white mink with
a matching coat and detachable train.
A) Evening coat of gold brocade. Ballerina length with short, dolman sleeves. Banded
neckline. Center front opening is cutaway in front below waist and tapers to hem.
Lined in gold metallic organdy.
B) Evening dress of gold brocade with white mink fur trim at the neckline and hips.
Full length with princess seaming and slight A-line to skirt. Scooped back. Fur trim
around neckline and back goes over shoulders to form straps of dress. Center back
zipper. Belt of fur at hips closes in back with three covered hook-and-eyes. Skirt
lined in white tulle. The bodice is boned and lined in white netting and closes in
the back with hook-and-eyes.
Designer's Label: "Balenciaga / 10 Avenue George V Paris"
Model label behind designer's label: "74184"
C) Detachable train of gold brocade. The train is rectangular in shape and gathers
into smocking where it attaches to the back of the dress with snaps and hook-and-eyes.
Floor length. Unlined.
University of North Texas 
